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# Preparing your switch

So, you have decided to make the switch to Linux, but where do you even begin?

First, I'd recommend you take a look at some of the most popular Linux Distributions's websites:

- [Zorin OS](https://zorin.com/os/)
- [Pop!_OS](https://pop.system76.com/)
- [Fedora](https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/)
- [Linux Mint](https://linuxmint.com/)

Note what you like, what you dislike, and once you've figured out what you find to be the most interesting, download an ISO and [Flash it to a USB drive](/tTHzpPRhSc-BtUYPDEy1Ew)

*[Linux Distribution]: An Operating System made using Linux
*[Linux Distributions]: Operating Systems made using Linux
*[Linux Distros]: Operating Systems made using Linux
*[Linux Distro]: An Operating System made using Linux
*[Wayland]: A modern Display Server Protocol, which is aimed at replacing X.org
*[ootb]: Out Of The Box (By Default)
*[PipeWire]: Software for Multimedia processing on Linux
*[PipeWire-Pulse]: An addition to Pipewire, which adds Audio functionality compatible with PulseAudio
*[PulseAudio]: An older Audio implementation used on Linux, which has been mostly replaced by PipeWire
*[Offline Upgrades]: Upgrades/Updates, which reboot the PC to apply